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Molecular sieving silica membrane fabrication process
Assignee: National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia LLC
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Filing: 1998-01-26
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Granted: 1999-08-10
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Expires: 2018-01-26
Abstract
Abstract A process for producing a molecular sieve silica membrane comprising depositing a hybrid organic-inorganic polymer comprising at least one organic constituent and at least one inorganic constituent on a porous substrate material and removing at least a portion of the at least one organic constituent of the hybrid organic-inorganic polymer, forming a porous film.
Inventors
- 👤 Narayan K. Raman
- 👤 Charles Jeffrey Brinker
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-04 10:38
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D53/00; B01D53/22; B01D53/228; B01D67/00; B01D67/0039; B01D67/0046; B01D67/0053; B01D67/0058; B01D71/00; B01D71/02; B01D71/024; B01D71/027; B01D71/028; B01J; B01J35/00; B01J35/50; B01J35/58; B01J35/59; B01J37/00; B01J37/02; B01J37/024; B01J37/0246; C; C01; C01B; C01B37/00; C01B37/02; B01D2323/00; B01D2323/08; B01D2323/081; B01J37/03
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
109 words
A process for producing a molecular sieve silica membrane comprising: depositing a hybrid organic-inorganic polymer comprising at least one organic constituent and at least one inorganic constituent on a porous substrate material, said hybrid organic-inorganic polymer comprising at least one compound selected from the group consisting of partially hydrolyzed alkoxides, fully hydrolyzed alkoxides, partially organically substituted metal alkoxides, partially hydrolyzed organically modified metal alkoxides, fully hydrolyzed organically modified metal alkoxides, partially hydrolyzed organically modified bridged metal alkoxides, fully hydrolyzed organically modified bridged metal alkoxides, and mixtures thereof; and removing at least a portion of said at least one organic constituent of said hybrid organic-inorganic polymer, forming a porous film.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
109 words
A process for producing a molecular sieve silica membrane comprising: depositing a hybrid organic-inorganic polymer comprising at least one organic constituent and at least one inorganic constituent on a porous substrate material, said hybrid organic-inorganic polymer comprising at least one compound selected from the group consisting of partially hydrolyzed alkoxides, fully hydrolyzed alkoxides, partially organically substituted metal alkoxides, partially hydrolyzed organically modified metal alkoxides, fully hydrolyzed organically modified metal alkoxides, partially hydrolyzed organically modified bridged metal alkoxides, fully hydrolyzed organically modified bridged metal alkoxides, and mixtures thereof; and removing at least a portion of said at least one organic constituent of said hybrid organic-inorganic polymer, forming a porous film.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
56 words
A process in accordance with claim 1, wherein said hybrid organic-inorganic polymer comprises at least one of said partially hydrolyzed alkoxides and said fully hydrolyzed alkoxides having the formula M(OR).sub.n where M is a metal, R is an organic ligand and n is an integer having a value equal to a coordination number of said metal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
A process in accordance with claim 2, wherein said organic ligand is an alkyl group.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
A process in accordance with claim 2, wherein said metal is selected from the group consisting of silicon, titanium and zirconium.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
59 words
A process in accordance with claim 1, wherein said hybrid organic-inorganic polymer comprises said partially organically substituted metal alkoxides having the formula R'.sub.x M(OR).sub.n-x where R is an organic ligand, R' is a non-hydrolyzable organic ligand, M is a metal, n and x are integers, n having a value equal to a coordination value of said metal, and x<n.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
A process in accordance with claim 5, wherein said non-hydrolyzable organic ligand is a polymerizable organic ligand selected from the group consisting of allyl ligands, acryl ligands, vinyl ligands, epoxy ligands and mixtures thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
A process in accordance with claim 5, wherein said metal is selected from the group consisting of silicon, titanium and zirconium.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
74 words
A process in accordance with claim 1, wherein said hybrid organic-inorganic polymer comprises at least one of said partially hydrolyzed organically modified bridged metal alkoxides and said fully hydrolyzed organically modified bridged metal alkoxides having the formula M(OR).sub.n-1 --R"--M(OR).sub.n-1 where R is an organic ligand, R" is a non-hydrolyzable rigid or flexible organic ligand, M is a metal, and n is an integer having a value equal to a coordination number of said metal.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
34 words
A process in accordance with claim 8, wherein said non-hydrolyzable organic ligand is a polymerizable organic ligand selected from the group consisting of allyl ligands, acryl ligands, vinyl ligands, epoxy ligands and mixtures thereof.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
A process in accordance with claim 8, wherein said metal is selected from the group consisting of silicon, titanium and zirconium.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
A process in accordance with claim 1, wherein said hybrid organic-inorganic polymer is prepared from a sol using a sol-gel process.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
31 words
A process in accordance with claim 11, wherein said sol comprises an organic fluid selected from the group consisting of an alcohol, hexane, cyclohexane, toluene, tetrahydrofuran, acetonitrile, methoxyethanol, and mixtures thereof.
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